单词 | colloid |
释义 | Word Frequency colloid(ˈkɒlɔɪd) noun 1. Also called: colloidal solution, colloidal suspension a mixture having particles of one component, with diameters between 10–7 and 10–9 metres, suspended in a continuous phase of another component. The mixture has properties between those of a solution and a fine suspension 2. the solid suspended phase in such a mixture 3. obsolete a substance that in solution does not penetrate a semipermeable membrane Compare crystalloid (sense 2)4. physiology a gelatinous substance of the thyroid follicles that holds the hormonal secretions of the thyroid gland adjective 5. pathology of or relating to the gluelike translucent material found in certain degenerating tissues 6. of, denoting, or having the character of a colloid Word origin C19: from Greek kolla glue + -oid |
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